Every Individual is a brand + In da Hood + Dia/2 + Is truth ugly(Restart)

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In Da hOod:

Just 2 days left for "In da hood"(LIBArated '10). Hope the fierce but healthy competition between seniors and juniors continue this year too. Last two years the two major events where Dance competition and Fashion show. It was always like seniors win one and juniors win the other :D. Let us see if some thing changes this year. To know theme for both the events check the posters below. In fact there are three but third, singing used to be a dull event.

 Hope singing comp. is different this time

[Good poster design by Circle].










Every Individual is a brand:

This section is meant to show case the talents that is present in LIBA to outside world. [Mostly on Extra-curricular activities] .

Kavitha in Action --> Little editing involved in this pic. :)

Today it is about two dancers. I believe studies + professional dancing is a deadly combo. To excel in both needs lot of dedication and talent. One is "Circle" head Kavitha and other one is Martina Robert. I knew Kavitha(2009-11) as a dancer before but Martina(2009-11) was a total surprise. To be part of John Britto dance Co.[One of the best in chennai] is awesome. Hope both of them continue to entertain and excel.

Martina is part of this dance school

I wish Kavitha along with her team could rip the stage with a hippy dance on 23rd. But her leg injury and Aloma's food poisoning has not helped the second years. Hope they get better soon. They did a wonderful show last year. To know about few LIBArated '09 events click here.   "Circle" seems to get better year after year.




Dia/2 - positive social change by leveraging management techniques:

Actually the content below should have been listed in Dia/2 blog. Due to the reason that we in "Pandoras Box" are also "Socially Responsible" in entertaining people I thought I would mention about few activities done by Dia/2 - Social responsibility wing of LIBA. :P . It was when Dia/2 member Jebaston came to me to collect some funds I came to know the initiative taken by our batch people[2008-10] has been really fruitful and now they have increased the number of activities done by the club. In fact they have done way too much activities in the very little they get. They need appreciation for the wonderful work.


Dia/2 team along with other students(more than 35 students) have gone to Mithra home for differently-abled and had spent time with them.[Time is the most precious thing you can give when you are in LIBA]. Then Dia/2 has conducted competition for women Self help group in association with TI cycles and so on. Jebaston was so happy that he received an appreciation mail from Fr.Christie for Dia/2's work. Come on guys! keep up the good work. Make LIBA proud.

The active members of Dia/2 who found time in spite of their busy schedule are:
Organized by : Mellwyn, Ashok, Amal, Jebaston, Priya, Jitha and few others
Supported by:
Sabhanathan, Deepak Martin, Padamanaban, Susil, Rotney,Janet, Deepak Saravan,
Jagannath, Binu Vargese, Divya and so on.
Prof. support : Victor Louis Anthuvan M.Com Ph.D

Few Activites by Dia/2. The kids are having good time poking Benoy(LB). 

A sincere thanks from Dia/2 to above mentioned and other people who came to any of the activities conducted by the team. Also special thanks to all the Donors.
 [Note : I could only get few names. I am sure there are many more major contributors]

Visit to Mithra - Noble cause

Dia/2 members if you are reading this please do me a favor. If you guys can tell me what is the management technique you guys are using to achieve social change like you have mentioned in the blog write it is as a comment.[I got the heading from your blog ;)]. It will be really useful for the other MBA people to use it in other activities.
Is truth ugly:
  Have we ever realized when we think that we truly love a person, actually it turns out to be only an obsession towards his/her certain qualities or appearance. Every movie we see, every incidents we hear about gives a totally different angle to love. Here is a acid test to know whether you really love that person. Check how many times you have done constructive criticism on the person you love. How many times your mom had scolded you for something but at the end of the day you realize that it was for your good. Do we act like our mom, in our relationship or with friends. I am sure no one would like to be criticized but if we love someone we should care and want that person to become a better person. Constructive criticism plays a vital role in this.

Constructive criticism is essential because of the reason that our loved ones need to be better person. Ideal stage would be when it happens mutually. But if it isn't happening till now start today. You make the initial attempt. Most of the time our criticism is just to prove a point and has absolutely no purpose. E.g. We criticize politicians for not excelling in the their department/for being mediocre but some of us can remain the same way in life with no urge for excellence. Put maximum effort in whatever you do and that way you could have added some value rather than pointing fingers and trying to be hero's.


Gossip Factory: (May or may not be true)


1. It looks like Ms.KMC has won so many hearts both in LIBA and elsewhere.
2. Now in Europe, Indian guy has got some new changes reportedly. He seems to taste wine after food ;) and also seem to have put his hand around one of the ex-change girl for a picture. For a conservative guy even this seems like a big accomplishment. Hope he doesn't say to people "Man! Pick some girls, lets go and party" when he returns :)
 3.  Ex-Vital committee member and currently "outside India member" seems to have gone for the trip on a mission. Hope he/she finds what he/she wants.



Note :PLEASE take the "Hippiest  Prof of LIBA" poll on the right hand side. Winner gets "Da Hood Prof" prize. :) Nobody will know who is voting. This poll is not to disrespect anybody. We in "Pandoras Box" respect each professors for their valuable contribution they are making to LIBA.

Magic Moments + Campus Radar + Vital committee + L & L

And after searching for 1 month, I finally got footwear of my size in Chennai! Actually one size bigger than mine... Wondering whoever imagined a giant like me would walk into his store to shop :D

By the way I would recommend pasta at Eatalica, really good and filling, and at 125 bucks I feel its a decent deal (At one point in my life, anything above 100 was considered costly... but then that was 100yrs back) :P

Magic Moments

This is what happened when our seniors met up last weekend - Ria, Parul, Vishwa, Gurpal, Basto, Asit, Lawson and Christo! As per the reports, they went for a Dandiya Night in Chennai. How I wish the Seniors remembered their beloved juniors sometimes :P

Those who are sad to have missed out on meeting them, some of them will be making a star appearance at Libarated! Watch out!

The Campus Radar

5 days to go for Libarated! As per the reports, the Juniors are sweating it out to be the 'Hippiest'... and the Seniors are all 'In the hood'. It will be survival of the fittest ;)

I.P.O. will be performing at the Libarated. Their first ever performance for the brothers! Respek!

Insight team being spotted running all over the campus. With just 20 days to go for the event, all I say is "Suit up!"

The first round of Espire got over yesterday. And we managed to get 400+ executive summaries. Hats off to the team for all their efforts!

The exchange students had an Indian food extravaganza last week and enjoyed the specially cooked delicacies by the "Kolkata knight riders" ;)

The Juniors are racing against the time to get the suits stitched. Hope the "Suit"able person does the job with lightening speed.

The non-veg lovers dived into chicken and mutton after being vegetarian for 9 days due to Navratri.

The Vital Committee

A time comes in everyones life when we have to move on and pass on the baton to a worthy heir. Well, that time has come and the Vital committee has found its Junior Coordinator - Biron!

This makes him a Vital person on the campus now ;) Congratulations Biron! Wish you all the best! Hope you will carry forward this baton with flying colors.

Lectures and Laughs

There are always some incidents that happen during lectures that make us go ROFL :P This section is for those moments. And as of now I remember 2 such incidents I thought to share

• What happens when suddenly a different person other than the prof starts speaking in the speakers of an on going lecture? And to add to that the person is not even visible. Thats exactly what happened in a certain lecture when the frequency of some other class Mic overlapped with our class and the prof stood there as confused as he could get figuring out what was happening. :)
• Imagine this. A marketing lecture is on. The lecturer asks people an example of bad planning and servicing. A student answers 'Ampa Skywalk. The location is the worst possible location. The parking space is not properly planned and the entire mall is an example of randomness'. This answer would be totally fine if the Mall was not created by JLLM and the lecturer was not the MD of JLLM. :) But then its the "Ignorance is Bliss" that creates such moments ;)

From the Gossip Factory

The Marketing Boy of second year was spotted with the first year girl who has already been placed for summers in a Park. As per the reports, the bond between the two has seen an unprecedented growth

The "Body builder" boy took the crush of "Sleeping child" to a restaurant. Dr. Love shouts "Sleeping child! Wake up!"

The boy from the north who has taken Finance+Marketing has a huge crush on the Finance girl from the east. Though this has not been declared by him, Dr. Love says "I smell something!"

A lot of girls from second year are reportedly pissed off at the "Guitar" boy including some members of "The Circle". As per the sources, some people are literally at war with the boy. (P.S. The Guitar boy in this post and the Guitar boy referred to in previous posts are not the same.)

The "Party" girl is no longer seen with the 'chocolate' boy from the north. But now she is seen with the other boy a.k.a. "Hitman" who also happens to be from the north. Reportedly she left this boy form the north for that boy from the north; but now she is back to this boy from the north. The girl and the chocolate boy from the north were referred as the 'First wall breakers' in my older posts :P

The best friends in the Junior batch are going through some troubled times. These girls were so close that fevicol almost made them their brand ambassadors. But now they are not on talking terms with each other. One of them is a girl who won an award at a certain competition and other is the girl from the South who is also doing some important work on the campus. Hope they get back together and sing the "Summer of 69"

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Janmashtami + Leg Breaking week + Brand Yourself

"I like it on table" has been the most popular choice till now, reports FB(I). Where are the other girls? :P

Actually FB(I) alone is enough to keep track of when a person sleeps, eats, pees, takes bath etc. Also, surprisingly, many people have been updating their profiles on all the Social media networks in a bid to make their connections more useful than just "Time pass" after an eye opening session of Jessie Paul. The power of Social Media I tell you!

Janmashtami Celebrations

Like this belated post, the belated Janmashtami Celebration happened last weekend. And they were nothing less than mind boggling and heart thumping and leg shaking celebrations (Ask the people who were in the 'bottom of the pyramid' :P) P.S. For Kashmiri's it was a head breaking experience as well! ;)

The celebrations were another feather in the cap of "The Circle"! Great job guys! Everyone had an amazing time. And before I forget, I thank the organizers for the Samosas and Chips and Cold drink - that was my and for many others, the biggest motivation for getting up and running to college at 9 :D

The Juni's learnt the art of climbing so quickly that even Maggi makers would feel that 2 minutes is too much time; and ultimately clinched the "Govinda of the year" crown even before the seniors could blink their eyes! Hats off to the team spirit! This was a much needed win to calm their heartburn after their Tug of War loss ;)

"Man of Janmashtami" award goes to Mayur! Suddenly he got some supernatural climbing powers and started behaving like Spider Man. If that was not enough, he got some more powers and started dancing like a dance God! If MJ would have been alive, he would again Die of complexion ;) Below is the Oscar winning picture! Dunno who took it, but the timing couldn't be more perfect!

Oh and belated Happy Birthday to 'Saurabh' (His bums got literally split in to 2 parts!) and Jasleen who nearly fainted and Madhumita too :P

Would appreciate the Juni's for awesome spirit, it felt like LIBA picnic celebrations. Everyone was so keen on making everyone else take a bath :D

All in all, a great day to remember!

A Leg Breaking week

Literally! And here is a word of caution for all the Committee heads of LIBA! When all of us were having a great week, a huge disaster was in sight when the "Vital committee" head fell from the stairs. Suddenly, the future of 240 students of LIBA was at stake! But then by gods grace she was up and running in 3 days. Just when the week started to get going, head of "The Circle" broke her leg. Wish her a speedy recovery! So if you are a committee head, beware of this breaking phenomenon. You could be next!

Brand Yourself

Now when we are talking about all the social networking hoopla, people have gone one step forward towards personal branding. Call it the Jessie Paul effect! Abhinav has gone one step forward and got his domain - www.abhinavjohnson.in. Am eagerly awaiting the contents of the website ;)

And now, the contribution of online identity cannot be ignored in shaping up our persona. All of us are always anxious about knowing about peoples lives just by opening a laptop and typing the URL.

In the end, its not about how we are, but its all about how we show ourselves to be!

From the Gossip Factory

Look at the pic below! Apparently, this makeover has been the talk of LIBA. As per the reports, when he went to another college to perform in I.P.O, a girl told him that he would look awesome if he cut his hair. Investigations are on to reveal the identity of the girl. The Vocalist surely knows to steal some hearts ;)

The "College" girl and "The fastest speaking girl in LIBA" had a showdown recently. And by showdown, I mean real big! The group members had to take a lot of efforts to calm down both of them. As per the reports, they are not on talking terms with each other. Hope all iz well soon!

A boy from LIBA hostel goes out on his bike everyday before college. He goes to a place away from college where a girl from the same batch is waiting to be picked up. The girl gets on to the bike and both of them come to college. Now the girl likes another boy from the same batch who she tries to be around all the time. Because of this, the biker boy from hostel has been very insecure. Will keep the story posted as and when I get any updates on this.

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LIBA the fashion champ + I.P.O - The band

As I type this, I get a feeling of time passing by and shouting "Tick tock! Weekend over". And simultaneously I can also hear 4-5 mosquitoes humming the song "I gotta feeling" in my room! :-/

The 10 O clock bell just rung. So now its Silence hour in LIBA hostel! Thank god I don't shout while writing the post :P Anyways, I have always failed to understand such kind of restrictions put on such peace loving PG students of 9th Best B-School in India. Maybe we might go crazy after 10pm and start shouting and running around and have a 1000 decibel music concert! :D

LIBA is the fashion champ!

Yes! LIBA won their first ever inter-college fashion show competition "Gliterrati" at KMC (Kilpauk Medical College). The KMC fest was called "Pradharshini". Ever since, all the models a.k.a Ghosts are on cloud 9. The Seniors decided to stick to last years winning formula for this; and it worked! The Junior management and the Senior management participated in a ratio of 50:50- Awesome spirit I must say! Now the reason this prize is so important is that we defeated the fashion and cultural biggies like Loyola College and Crescent College. The win came as a surprise to many of our friends but then all the hard work paid off. Hats off to all the organizers for preparing for this event in just 2 days! Sanghita and Nikhil did a commendable job with co-ordination and all the running. The show was Choreographed by Goldie.

Sang and Dhaneesh did an awesome job with face painting. Awesome is kinda understatement here :)

Reportedly, the participants had a tough time on the ramp. Reason: Rowdy audience! The people were throwing paper balls on the participants. Although the organizers shouldn't have allowed such shit in the first place, some of our people lead by Navisha took the charge of putting them into place and made sure that none of our participants faced any trouble. (The team that went before us was an all girls team and the audience threw alcohol at them). This makes me wonder at how low the level of professionalism can drop.

Another feather in the fashion cap

Sonia won the Ms. Pradharshini crown! It was their own version of the beauty and brains contest. As per the reports, she turned into PT Usha (on bike) to participate in this contest. Courtesy: A severe fight between partying and participation. She got confused since both the words start with same set of letters. ;)

But in the end, she stole a 1000 hearts in the audience and the coveted crown! Congratulations!

Abhinav a.k.a. the only guy who gives me complex won the best dressed male award. With his killer outfit, he murdered the hearts of a lot of girls including some medicos. Wonder who will save the doctors now! Congrats to him too!

I.P.O (LIBA's new Band)

Ladies and the Gentlemens! Proud to present LIBA's own band "Initial Public Offer - (I.P.O)"! What better name for a newly formed band of 4 MBA students :)

Introducing the band : Praful - Lead Vocalist, Nikhil - Lead/Rhythm Guitarist, Vishal - On the Drums, and Rohith - Bass Guitarist

Finally, the drummer's seat found its successor after a year of emptiness at LIBA; and the band has started making some waves across the campus. The name of the band was selected after some 5-6 Parliament meets and some 2-3 International conferences among the band members.

The band recently had their first ever stage performance at the rock competition at KMC. They performed on their own composition of 2 songs. Though they did not win the prize, they surely set the stage on fire with their stellar performance! I just had a chance to catch them at the practice session and believe me I.P.O rocks \m/

Wishing them loads of luck for a heart thumping journey ahead!

Thats all for today. Too much to type!

Watch out for Gossips and Janamashtami in tomorrows post! Gudnite :)